Design for a Brooch with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish
1580–1600
Not on view
Design for a brooch with an oval scene showing Judith putting the head of Holofernes in a sack on a blackwork background at center. The scene is related to a print by Jan Saenredam after a drawing by Lucas van Leyden. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Brooch with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes
  • Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
  • Date: 1580–1600
  • Medium: Engraving and blackwork
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (7 × 8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.5786(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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